An inside view of how Israel can warm your heart and make your blood boil. It’s a show by a journalist, a professor and an NGO professional who live in and love Israel even though it drives them crazy, and who each week discuss the latest in Israeli politics, culture, and society.
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episode 20: The “Can’t Spell ‘Plea Bargain’ Without ‘Rage’ and ‘Pain’” Edition
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron and returning prodigal son, Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss three topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.
Hear the Extra-Special, Special Extra Segment on Patreon
—Can’t Spell ‘Plea Bargain’ Without ‘Rage’ and ‘Pain’—
Why are so many people so mad about a possible plea bargain that would keep former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of both jail and the Knesset?
—The Ideology of No Ideology—
Israel’s new pandemic policy seems to be, Do what you think is best, and good luck to you! Is Israel having the most free-marketty, Adam-Smithian, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps moment in our almost 74 year history?
—Stay a While—
Are some Israeli politicians right to worry that if Israelis can enter the U.S. without a visa, some of them will never come back?
—Our Fave Israeli Social Media Accounts—
For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion, we share some of our favorite, most fun and delightful, Israeli social media accounts.
All this and virtuoso jazz vocalist Noam Vazana singing new songs in Ladino.